12th General Election: November 1873
Party composition: Anti-Confederation 17, Conservative 13. Total Assembly membership 30.
The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett won the election and formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the opposition.
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